| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Escort destroyer |
| Class | Hunt (Type I) |
| Pennant | L 37 |
| Built by | Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd. (Wallsend-on-Tyne, U.K.): Wallsend |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 9 Jun 1939 |
| Launched | 12 Dec 1939 |
| Commissioned | 8 Jun 1940 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Hulked in 1955. Commanding Officers: HMS Hambledon was in Dockyard Control during repairs Lt.Cdr. John Richard Barnes, RN Lt.Cdr. Gordon Wylie McKendrick, RN Lt. Louis George Toone, RN A/Lt.Cdr. Chistopher Godfrey de Lisle Bush, RN |
Commands listed for HMS Hambledon (L 37)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Cdr. Stephen Hope Carlill, RN | 1 Apr 1940 | ca Oct 194 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. John Richard Barnes, RN | 5 May 1941 | 21 Oct 1942 | |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Gordon Wylie McKendrick, RN | 21 Oct 1942 | 27 Dec 1943 | |
| 4 | Lt. Louis George Toone, RN | 27 Dec 1943 | 10 Apr 1945 | |
| 5 | Lt. Chistopher Godfrey de Lisle Bush, RN | 10 Apr 1945 | Oct 1945 ? | |
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Noteable events involving Hambledon include:
7 Oct 1940
HMS Hambledon (Cdr. S.H. Carlill, RN) hit an acoustic mine in the English Channel off South Foreland in position 51º08'N, 01º21'E during operation Lucid, a planned raid with numerous incendiary vessels, gunboats, MTBs, minesweepers and other escort destroyers on the German invasion fleets assembled in the French channel ports. She was severely damaged. Repairs were completed in mid-May 1941. (see map)
30 Mar 1944
The German submarine U-223 was sunk in the Mediterranean north of Palermo, in position 38º48'N, 14º10'E, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Laforey (Capt. H.T. Armstrong, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) and HMS Tumult (Lt.Cdr. N. Lanyon, RN) and the British escort destroyers HMS Hambledon (Lt. L.G. Toone, RN) and HMS Blencathra (Lt.Cdr. E.G. Warren, RN). (see map)